For me, the thrill is in the hunt, not in the ebay dollars. Nothing better than spending an hour leafing through 400+ shirts, 100+ suits and coats and a crapton of nasty Cole Haan and Bostonian to find those few gems. Seriously, when I saw my first Italian suit (Corneliani for Barneys) at a Goodwill my heartrate climbed. Same thing with my first pair of Santoni shoes and Brioni tie. Still waiting to find Oxxford, Brioni clothing, Isaia, Etro, Kiton, etc. But I have only been doing this for a year, so I expect to wait for a while longer.

EDIT: Ethan, love the outfit, especially the socks. The green tie is interesting. I may have chosen another color, but then again I am a guy who wears blue 7 out of 10 times.

For me, the thrill is in the hunt, not in the ebay dollars. Nothing better than spending an hour leafing through 400+ shirts, 100+ suits and coats and a crapton of nasty Cole Haan and Bostonian to find those few gems. Seriously, when I saw my first Italian suit (Corneliani for Barneys) at a Goodwill my heartrate climbed. Same thing with my first pair of Santoni shoes and Brioni tie. Still waiting to find Oxxford, Brioni clothing, Isaia, Etro, Kiton, etc. But I have only been doing this for a year, so I expect to wait for a while longer.

EDIT: Ethan, love the outfit, especially the socks. The green tie is interesting. I may have chosen another color, but then again I am a guy who wears blue 7 out of 10 times.

Thanks man, out of my rather large collection of ties, I've only got 3-4 in green and even less that are unlined. I'm also not sure if I've ever actually worn any of them, so I thought I'd switch it up for a change. Also, your sentiments above are spot on. It' like a drug, you get that rush when you find something amazing and it satisfies the hunger for a little while (double props if it's something you can personally wear) but sooner or later the effects wear off and you need to hit the streets again looking for that next fix.

I also generally avoid the women's clothing...unless of course I am searching for matching orphans.

However today, this spectacular vintage silk-lined, curly wool coat was calling my name from the other side of the store. No labels or union tags, but there was a newspaper ad in the pocket for a sale on Kodak Super 8 movie film...if that's any indicator.

I assume you mean that's a lambswool jacket/coat (i.e. fur coat) rather than curly tufts of wool fibre?
I've seen a lot of them but always in black, never in salt & pepper like this one.
It's fantastic!

Wes, that's an ultra rare, baby yeti coat. They were released with no tags because the feds can trace it back to its source, which would surely have been very bad for the yeti poachers. You can tell it's a baby yeti by the salt and pepper coloring in there. As they mature, the dark hairs shed in favor of the more concealing all-white fibers.

Popped in at a local "vintage" shop - the kind of place that sells moth hole-ridden Harris tweeds for $60+. They also had a Brooks 346 suit for $200... Selling acetate pocket squares for $10-$15. It was an interesting trip, nothing worth kopping even at thrift prices, let alone their markup.

Wes, that's an ultra rare, baby yeti coat. They were released with no tags because the feds can trace it back to its source, which would surely have been very bad for the yeti poachers. You can tell it's a baby yeti by the salt and pepper coloring in there. As they mature, the dark hairs shed in favor of the more concealing all-white fibers.

I assume you mean that's a lambswool jacket/coat (i.e. fur coat) rather than curly tufts of wool fibre?
I've seen a lot of them but always in black, never in salt & pepper like this one.
It's fantastic!

Yeah, I should have said curly lambswool instead....is it persian lambswool? Though I think that is a bit thicker.

I am sorry that some people felt attacked -- reading over the posts again, I can see how some might think I was saying that thrifted clothing is inferior. That is not the case -- a brioni is a brioni, a kiton is a kiton, etc. But I still strongly believe that a brioni in great condition > a brioni in average condition -- I think most of you will agree.

That being said, I assume this is a place to discuss clothing, fashion, style -- whatever you want to call it -- because we all have a mutual interest. The root of any good discussion is an opinion, so don't discount my opinion because I am new to this thread/forum. You don't know my background, or what I have to contribute -- but if you want to try and shun me that is up to you. But like with a new job, I am going to put an idea out there whether it is day 1 or day 10. Whether your idea is accepted or not, it's a way to immediately show initiative and commitment, and, hell, maybe even just get noticed -- I'm pretty sure I have already achieved the latter.

I also generally avoid the women's clothing...unless of course I am searching for matching orphans.

However today, this spectacular vintage silk-lined, curly wool coat was calling my name from the other side of the store. No labels or union tags, but there was a newspaper ad in the pocket for a sale on Kodak Super 8 movie film...if that's any indicator.
I suppose the collar is fox, but someone here may know better....

sorry for the full quote, but I'll pick it up and post a fit pic! actually, if you'll be at the CA today you could meet him!